Eugene OR

A national day of action brought roughly 300 demonstrators to Springfield City Hall, where armed counter-demonstrators drew tense exchanges before protests later escalated in Eugene. A national day of protest was declared across the country Jan. 30, and Lane County answered with demonstrations in Springfield and...

EUGENE, Ore. — Traffic on River Road resumed following a scare involving a suspicious device that turned out to be a hoax, the Eugene police Department said Wednesday evening. The Metro Explosives Disposal Unit (MEDU) was called to the scene after Eugene Police initially closed both southbound and northbound...

SPRINGFIELD, ORE. - PeaceHealth RiverBend Hospital has recently made a significant change in its emergency room care providers, ending a 35-year contract with Eugene Emergency Physicians and partnering with Apollo MD. Noelle Brekkie, a nurse at PeaceHealth for eight years, shared insights on behalf of the Oregon...

EUGENE, Ore. — 16-year-old Michael M. Newton went missing from Eugene on Jan. 3, 2026. The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division believes that Michael may be at risk and is searching for him to assess his safety. ODHS asks the public to help in the...

Dr. Miriam Mickelson: "In a world where dialogue and discourse are often fractured and where divisions can come too easily, this... is an opportunity for us to show our students what it looks like when adults take on hard issues with integrity by seeking common ground, honoring different perspectives, and working...

The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing teenager who may be in the Florence area. Michael M. Newton, age 16, was reported missing from Eugene on January 3, 2026. ODHS Child Welfare officials say they believe Michael may be at risk and are trying to assess his...

A lawsuit accuses PHH Mortgage Corporation of pushing toward foreclosure after receiving $60,000 in state assistance funds it allegedly never applied to the loan. The case, filed February 3, 2026, in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, puts a spotlight on how mortgage servicers handle funds...

EUGENE, Ore. - A vehicle-pedestrian crash last month claimed the life of Erick Njue, a University of Oregon graduate student, after he was hit by a vehicle while riding his bicycle near 22nd Avenue and Patterson Street. Authorities have now seized the vehicle involved as they investigate the incident as...

Dayton Raiola’s Oregon commitment was meant to be a proud milestone, but it quickly turned into social media fodder. Fans flooded comment sections with jokes and memes, trolling the tight end for following his brother Dylan. The post Dayton Raiola Becomes Laughing Stock After Following Brother Dylan to Oregon...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Goshen, OR – A barricaded man was arrested Tuesday morning in Goshen after a 90-minute standoff that ended with police deploying a K9, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded...